Christopher Cross - Ride Like the Wind (Official Lyric Video)
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- Опубліковано 12 кві 2023
- Official lyric video of “Ride Like the Wind” by Christopher Cross
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From the 1979 album “Christopher Cross”
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LYRICS
It is the night
My body's weak
I'm on the run
No time to sleep
I've got to ride
Ride like the wind
To be free again
And I've got such a long way to go
To make it to the border of Mexico
So I'll ride like the wind
Ride like the wind
I was born the son of a lawless man
Always spoke my mind with a gun in my hand
Lived nine lives
Gunned down ten
Gonna ride like the wind
And I've got such a long way to go
To make it to the border of Mexico
So I'll ride like the wind
Ride like the wind
Accused and tried and told to hang
I was nowhere in sight when the church bells rang
Never was the kind to do as I was told
Gonna ride like the wind before I get old
It is the night
My body's weak
I'm on the run
No time to sleep
I've got to ride
Ride like the wind
To be free again
And I've got such a long way to go
To make it to the border of Mexico
So I'll ride like the wind
Ride like the wind
And I've got a long way to go
To make it to the border of Mexico
So I'll ride like the wind
Ride like the wind
Gonna ride like the wind
Ride
Gonna ride like the wind
Gonna ride
ABOUT CHRISTOPHER CROSS
Christopher Cross burst onto the music scene with his 1979 self-titled debut album produced by Michael Omartian. The lead single “Ride Like The Wind” spent 4 weeks at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and was quickly followed up by Cross’ most popular single to date (and first #1 hit) “Sailing”, which later became known as the archetype for the Yacht Rock genre. In 1981, Cross became the first artist in Grammy history to win the “Big Four” most prestigious awards in a single night; Record of the Year (for the single “Sailing”), Album of the Year, Song of the Year (also “Sailing”), and Best New Artist. Later that year Cross released “Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do)” which he co-wrote with Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer, Peter Allen, and was the title-theme for the 1981 film “Arthur” starring Dudley Moorre and Liza Minnelli. The song earned Cross his second #1 and the Oscar for Best Original Song at the 1981 Academy Awards. Cross’ sophomore album “Another Page” was released in 1983 and featured the singles “Think of Laura” and “All Right”. Cross has sold over 10M albums worldwide and his songs have been covered and sampled by NSYNC, Puff Daddy, Avant, Shirley Bassey, Dione Warwick, and many more.
Who's here in 2024 listening to one of the best songs from 1980?
Had to listen after watching Michael Omartian being interviewed by Rick Beato yesterday (brilliant interview if you haven't seen it). Hadn't listened to this for years - what a song.
ME ❤
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@@fayewittwer5208 me, too
“Lived nine lives…gunned down ten.”
What a lyric.
Wow. Never looked it up but kept meaning to.. Absolutely excellent. Would expect nothing less of him. His recent interview on the Beato channel here is not to be missed.
Up to now I thought it was a tribute to Rudyard Kipling... ''lived nine lives..Gunga Din''...
Michael McDonald's backing vocals add so much to the hook of this song.
Yep.
He's a national treasure.
I knew he sound familiar 😩😩😩😩
I was searching for this song for a little bit. I heard Micheal in the background and thought it was the dooby Brothers for awhile.
Then one day it was on the radio and I paid attention to the lyrics more to look them up.
Great tune.
My grandpa had a red '68 Mustang he never took out from under the tarp. I was 20 before I ever saw it, in late 2019. He knew he was almost done here on Earth, and he took Grandma, Mom and Me out to an old straightaway in rural Missouri, told us he was gonna let her stretch her legs one last time. He put the top down and loaded this on the 8-track he'd grafted to the car. We hit 116mph and I'd never seen him smile more. Within a month he was gone. I never knew if I'd find the song. Miss you, Grandpa Gene. And to Christopher and Michael, thank you for scoring my best memory.
Love this, what a great memory, thanks for sharing with us!
What a fantastic memory it was like I could see you guys getting it down the highway without a care in the world!!!God bless your Grandpa Gene he had great taste in cars and music!!!
Might've made this guy tear up a little there...The right people,the right car and the right song,for a perfect moment!
Right on, Thanks for sharing that beautiful memory with us. Ride like the wind brother ❤
Sounds like you have a great memories
Christopher Cross and Michael McDonald are MAGIC together !!!
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100% agree!!!
I thought that was McDonald in there.
Yah mo B there
What a great song! I remember driving fast to that song in my old red 68 Triumph GT6. (fun car but had to be repaired more than driven lol!)
Wouldn’t it be wonderful if the wind would blow us back to the 1980’s ?
I wish🙂
It literally can. And this guy will be there. #The80sCruise
@@harrisongillis9756 Let's all get ready to go😁
We'll go together
79
This song is perfect when you are driving in a Chevrolet Camaro convertible going 110 mph in the highway heading to Mexico
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It sounds good in my morris 1000 to that all I can afford 😂🎉
i work at mcdonalds and it was playing there so i been listening since earlier
I listen on my Schwin one-speed
Boosted integra @ 163 on i5 at 1am🖤🤷🏻♂️
Interesting how this song bridges the sounds of the 70s and 80s.
The good old days
A great classic in 1979 and still is today in 2023
You have to love how UA-cam is the closest thing to a time machine ❤
That's what my wife calls it.
@@gregoryhainsworth2663 ❤️
That and an 80s car. I love listening to this as I drive mine.
I thought I was the only one who thought of UA-cam that way lol
It's kind of like the Library of Congress for audio and video memories.
Masterpiece
It is , true .
Love the Michael MacDonald back-up vocals! Great song!
I think I have now listened to this song at least 1000x and now my 3 cats love it too.😉 When I play this song I sing it to my cats and they act like I have withheld food for days. 😂 But how many cats get to hear this masterpiece? This artist/song is a gift that keeps on giving. ❤
😅😂😂
I miss the good ole days of the 7Os & 80s....music & all!! The best two decades of my life.
Fully.
I drove a truck for 46 years in north Jersey and NYC and this was my favorite song 🎶 helped me get through the day HALLELUJAH !!! 👏🎶😁👍🏻😎🧐🇺🇸🎯
You'd need it going through the Tunnels!!
@@1313wikked 🎯🎯🎯 Amen Brother!!!
@@anthonymongelli5567 did you go to school in Maryland???
Sense of freedom with this song..always listening
Wow 44 years already.
This song perfectly represents wild mustang horses here in the U.S. Run wild, run free forever, you beautiful mustang horses.
I love that the backup vocals are the legendary Michael Macdonald himself.
I KNEW it
Amen
totally Michael Macdonald
YAMO BE THERE
The one that started it all...a classic in 1979/80...a classic in 2023. The song is perfection. Be proud of this one, Good Cowboy Renegade, Sir.🤠🐎
Man well articulated....love it!!!
2023 he’ll yea ride like the wind
On my top-10 all-time list.
Saw him tonight. Good as ever 0:38
@@BlueHillCountryyet up i
We're all outlaws on the run when we're listening to this song!
Roadtrip!
85 freightliner screaming across the desert in the middle of the night from Vegas to Tuscon! Great night I'll never forget! Circa 1990 ish.😊
You been from Tucson to Tucumcari, Tahachipi to Tonohpa ?
The song of my life. Since 1980 until now 😊
Christopher cross is pure magic what a singer and guitarist truly unbelievable artist shame he didn't last for years in music he went of charts then
An epic guitar solo, the back voice of Michael McDonald, the scaping lyrics... Christopher Cross could have justified his whole existence with this song only.
Late night ride in my big truck 🚛 going across west TX. I'm retired now. God I miss sometimes 😢
Congratulations my man enjoy retirement
This song goes hard af 🔥🔥🔥
Timeless!🎸🎤🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Michael McDonald has such an amazing voice.
What a song to cap off the '70s. Superb in every way.
San Diego in the 80’s - RIP Dad
Great road trip song.
By far the most cold blooded lyrics in history
It really tells a story in such a badass way
Agreed
Total Badassery.
obviously never listened to gangster rap
@bikerjon8934 I grew up through the early 90s so yeah I have
@@bikerjon8934 Yeah but you'll never hear gangster rap in a classy formal setting. That's what makes this song so much more badass.
Who is listening to this 2024 great songs ❤
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Me! 🤚🏼
I first heard when I was watching Ruby Gillman teenage kraken on Netflix
This is perfect driving through the Arizona or Nevada desert
Christopher Cross is a phenomenal guitar player. It's a little hard to hear but that solo at the end of this song is just terrific.
yes!
Just saw Beato’d take on that solo which was phenomenal! He actually was able to raise the solo so you can acutely hear it! I actually heard Chris perform this live and he was amazing!!
Indeed it is
I thought that was Eric Johnson
You can hear one unobstructed version of the solo in his live performance at ua-cam.com/video/LpBi1-ts_0k/v-deo.html
Que de bon souvenir....
Sometime in the early '80's, Huffy bicycles used Ride Like the Wind in a commercial that I only saw once in primetime. In those much more fit days I was an enthusiastic bicyclist and before portable audio this song would play in my head every ride up the San Diego coast. Today, at 72 years old, though my pace has become anything but like the wind, I still enjoy the ride and this song is still the soundtrack. Thank you, sir.
I was born in 76, but I remember that commercial. I’m glad I’m not the only one that remembers that commercial when I hear this song.
. @campbellj20 Thanks for posting that reply. It's reassuring that my memory isn't playing tricks on me. Yet.
I was born in 77 & we kids had Huffy bikes growing up. Loved them & I was absolutely wild about this album even earlier....probably one of my earliest memories. Really glad for your comment because I had no idea about the commercial...if I saw it, I just don't remember. So cool to hear 2 things that made my childhood great joined forces!! ❤
Evidently, I'm a little slow in more ways than one. I forgot to google....ua-cam.com/video/jMgYNm4Q6dM/v-deo.html Eureka!
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Best song on the album! Should’ve been #1 in America! Just missed out at #2. Cross does a kick ass guitar solo!!!
This song is perfect when your riding and conditioning horses. ❤
Christopher Cross ,one of the most under rated talent😢But WE love you.
Oh the music of 80
All my memories
1979
The congas, violin and backing vocals make this song…
I couldn't tell how many 100's of times I hit the dance floor to this song. Absolutely a classic piece of musical art!
I got such a long way to go, down to mexico...ride like the wind
Absolutely fantastic! These songs are eternal. Love them now as I did the first time I listened to them. Thank you, Mr. Cross. 💐💐💐
Bons tempos estes! Daqui do Brasil, também curtimos!!
GOD BLESS YOU BRO.!!!😎😎😎😎😎👍
One of THE BEST intros to any song out there!!! Just hearing that smooth, slow buildup to that sweet, jamming beat drop gets me so pumped every time💃💃💃💃💃💃such a great song!!!😻😻😻😻😻😻
Interesting. I NEVER think of Christopher Cross as a Guitarist. Merry Christmas America! Happy 2024 and beyond...
Steve lukather😮
His guitar solo is bad ass and highly underrated
Ikr? It’s better than great!
How is it underrated? Just curious. Some absurd comment like yours is beneath every music video on UA-cam. They can't all be underrated. What is your metric? How did you determine that nobody appreciated the solo?
@@jimlovesgina dude ,I was making a comment that I’ve heard from other comments on there and compared to that music. It is an underrated guitar solo. It’s like number one in my book. is there a problem with me making a comment like this out there?
Wow , go harass somebody else.. or get laid… absurd that’s the word is only used by people with problem
@@jimlovesgina and I got four likes…lol
@@SolarHarvestSolutions I'm your 12th like, Jimbo has none 😁
Love love this song. 😊 Christopher ride like the wind my friend.
What a song for cruisin'. I burned a tanker's worth of gasoline cruisin' the backroads and jammin' this one when I was a kid.
Man!Weren’t we spoilt,all these magnificent songs that came pouring out of our radio’s everyday and we thought it was always going to be that way ! But for me it ended,with a few exceptions somewhere in the mid 90’s….by 2000 the popular song was gone…..the golden days,from the 60’s,70,80’s and a few gasps in the 90’s.l feel for todays kids,what will they be reminiscing to ? Hip hop and rapping hardly brings a tear to the eyes……
True! Stopped listening to the music past 1994….i was born in 1960.
What an album!!!!What an artist!!!! Magnificent!!!!! It will always endure so timeless and well loved!!!!Thanks Mr. Christopher Cross!!!! Cheers!!!!
His effemin@te voice does not convince me that he "spoke his mind with a g*n in his hand," or that he "g*nned down ten." I am more apt to believe he is driving down to Mexico to purchase the services of a male pr0st!tute.
May 2023 still listen this song❤❤❤❤
Yaaaassss 🙌🏻 💪🏻
Omg this sounds as great as the day it came out!! 💥💥💥🤩🤩🤩🤩
Another absolute classic from a very talented man.
His effemin@te voice does not convince me that he "spoke his mind with a g*n in his hand," or that he "g*nned down ten." I am more apt to believe he is driving down to Mexico to purchase the services of a male prostitute.
Agreed!
What a great closing solo. When I first heard this on my record player, I was stunned to look at the credits to read it was Christopher Cross.
40 years ago Music was so talented what has happened? Thank God Hollywood Movies are always using these classics
The greatest guitar solo that nobody heard.
This song is on anoother plan above everything else.
Years ago, when I used to ride a motorcycle, there were certain songs that I would sing while traveling down the highway. This was one of them, and it fit very well.
Same love it
My fave was Rockin' Down the Highway, which is kinda funny. I came here because I just saw CC's interview with Rick Beato and he talked about Michael MacDonald doing the "answer" part in this song. All these years and I never even noticed. Yep, it's him. Love this song.
i wonder if he made it?
Lol 😂 I hope so
Border was closed 😢
Nope 😔 smh he made it right at the border, it was a road block he went out like devils rejects 😂
😮 do you know the legend??? Where Have you heard it ???? 😍
Best reply.
Wonderful!
xoxo The Clarences
For me.....best Song ever....❤
This song is out of control!
I'm literally in the grocery store heard this track like where have I've been missing good Muzik like this... This song is the anthem of my life from here on out
Rick Beato's video revealing Chris's excellent guitar blew my mind, and I cant agree more - he was robbed by the mixers, as his solo is amazing!
the music of the 80s is unattainable 🤩
'79
What?
Beautiful song, Beautiful voice, great artist. Long life, dear Chistopher!!
God damn this song RULES.
Don’t curse God
Played this on cassette and 8 track numerous times while playing volleyball on the beaches of Waikiki. This brings back a lot of great memories.
Love this song . Im from Ireland and live 3 miles from the pub so i always sang this song on
Timeless....the vocal deliver is superb
His effemin@te voice does not convince me that he "spoke his mind with a g*n in his hand," or that he "g*nned down ten." I am more apt to believe he is driving down to Mexico to purchase the services of a male pr0stitute.
Awesome song, always love his music. Gives me great memories of the 80's.🎹🎼
Masterpiece of perfection.....
This MAN WAS HUGE you had to be there…OMG
Der Song meiner Jugend in Ost-Berlin. Konnte das auch auf der Gitarre spielen. Als ich vor ein paar Jahren in Kalifornien war, habe ich es nachts ganz laut am Strand gesungen. Danke Christopher Cross, fuer diesen wunderbaren Song! Er ist perfekt!
Club Disco Classic way back in the good old times 🕺💃
I was born the son of a lawless man always spoke my mind with a gun in my hand lived nine lives gunned down ten gonna ride like the wind
I woke up hearing this song in my head today .
J'écoute depuis ma jeunesse, j'ai 57 ans et je ne m'en lasse pas ❤
They need to remaster this with his guitar solo cranked up! Thanks Rick Beato, now I cant unhear that awesome solo!!
Another classic by the master!👍👍
I always have this song stuck in my head when I’m on the freeway heading south from San Diego to border with Mexico into Baja
Simply timeless.
Ok, this has been up for almost a year and has under 2million views? Come on people! Spread the word and ride like the wind!
Smooth Music ❤
Fantastic song! Never tire of it.
Been looking for you for a while now. This song appears in America Invasion Vol 1 and it called to me for a long while, I read the lyric and the whole thing is just my mum all over, she may have loved this song too. I will never know❤
Notable mentioned to official video clip from 79' 🎉
The 2024 Grammys are on, but I'm listening to this instead! ❤️
Te Grammys and all else suck nowadays. I am with you.
Me! The intro is groundbreaking and the song is marvellous. Still so energetic. Hugs from Rome, Italy
This song makes you ride the wind in your mind/ fantasy back in time to the early 80s when these awesome songs came out!!!!
Banger
PERFECTION!!!
Dickie Roberts brought me here YEARS ago (I was a teenager), and it remains my ultimate #1 fav song
La mejor...de todos los tiempos!!
Definitely for driving ❤